Ex-wife of man accused of killing 8 describes 1st shooting

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — The now ex-wife of a Mississippi man on trial in the shooting deaths of eight people testified Sunday about how a sheriff’s deputy was shot in the face by the man she described as “abusive” and “controlling.” Sheena May was the only witness Sunday in the courthouse in Magnolia, telling jurors... Read More

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Willie Cory Godbolt

February 14, 2020

In 2 years, Florida ‘red flag’ law removes hundreds of guns

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don’t know why I don’t go on a killing spree.” A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high on cocaine. A 31-year-old Gulf Coast man who pointed a semiautomatic rifle at a motorcyclist. All four Florida residents had... Read More

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February 12, 2020

Possible jurors questioned in Mississippi case of 8 killings

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys questioned potential jurors Tuesday for the death penalty case of a Mississippi man accused of killing eight people. It was the second day of jury selection in the trial of Willie Cory Godbolt. It was not immediately clear when the 12 jurors and three alternates would be chosen by. Investigators... Read More

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Willie Cory Godbolt

February 12, 2020

Sentencing in fatal campus shooting little relief to victims

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — More than four years after gunshots rang out before dawn on a quiet college campus and stirred fears of a mass shooting, an Arizona man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a fellow student and wounding three others. Steven Jones had faced up to 10 years behind... Read More

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Steven Jones

February 11, 2020

Police ambush suspect arraigned on attempted murder charges

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of ambushing New York City police officers in a patrol van and then at a precinct was arraigned Monday on attempted murder and other charges. The shootings have led to recriminations from police officials and union leaders who criticized recent demonstrations as creating an “anti-police” atmosphere as well... Read More

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Robert Williams

February 11, 2020

Ex-Chicago officer gets 10 years for fatal off-duty shooting

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2017 was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. Lowell Houser, 60, sat slumped in a chair between his lawyers as Cook County Judge William Gamboney handed down the sentence. The charges carried a possible sentence of... Read More

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Lowell Houser

February 11, 2020

Jury being chosen for trial of man charged with killing 8

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Jury selection continues Tuesday in north Mississippi for the death penalty trial of a man accused of killing eight people on the other end of the state in May 2017. Willie Cory Godbolt, now 37, said “I’m sorry” while a reporter was recording him after the shootings in south Mississippi’s Lincoln... Read More

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Willie Cory Godbolt

February 10, 2020

Teen pleads guilty to murder in Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The younger of two students charged in a school shooting in suburban Denver that killed a classmate pleaded guilty on Friday under an agreement that gives him a chance to be paroled after serving about 25 years in prison. Alec McKinney, 16, pleaded guilty to 17 felonies, including a first-degree... Read More

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Alec McKinney

February 3, 2020

Coast Guard officer-terror suspect sentenced for guns, drugs

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of being a domestic terrorist intent on committing politically motivated killings inspired by a far-right mass murderer was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for firearms and drug offenses. Christopher Hasson, 50, had faced a maximum prison sentence of 31 years... Read More

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Christopher Hasson

February 3, 2020

Jury foreman regrets convicting teen in girl’s 2002 death

NEW YORK (AP) — Citing a recent Associated Press investigation, the foreman of the jury that sent a Minnesota teen away for life in the 2002 death of an 11-year-old girl said Friday he regrets voting to convict. “I do feel badly,” jury foreman Joe McLean told the AP. “I feel, for lack of a... Read More

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Myon Burrell

February 3, 2020

Appeal of man who shot Army recruiters in Arkansas rejected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man who fatally shot a U.S. Army soldier and wounded another outside a recruiting station in Little Rock. The ruling dated Thursday and first reported by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said Abdulhakim Muhammad’s appeal is without merit. Muhammad, 34, was sentenced... Read More

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Abdulhakim Muhammad

January 31, 2020

$1.7M lawsuit settlement in police shooting of ill black man

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento County will pay $1.725 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed after deputies killed a mentally ill black man. Mikel Laney McIntyre was shot by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies in May 2017. An attorney for McIntyre’s mother announced the settlement on Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported. Officers fired 28... Read More

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Mikel Laney McIntyre

January 29, 2020

Man gets 20 years for selling guns to terrorist group

MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian man who had been living in South Florida was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for selling firearms to a South American terrorist organization. U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez sentenced Francisco Joseph Arcila Ramirez in Miami federal court, according to court records. Arcila pleaded guilty in October to providing... Read More

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Joseph Arcila Ramirez

January 29, 2020

White supremacist appeals death penalty in church massacre

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — White supremacist Dylann Roof on Tuesday appealed his federal convictions and death sentence in the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in South Carolina, arguing that he was mentally ill when he represented himself at his capital trial. In a 321-page legal brief filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court... Read More

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Dylann Roof

Ex-wife of man accused of killing 8 describes 1st shooting

In 2 years, Florida ‘red flag’ law removes hundreds of guns

Possible jurors questioned in Mississippi case of 8 killings

Sentencing in fatal campus shooting little relief to victims

Police ambush suspect arraigned on attempted murder charges

Ex-Chicago officer gets 10 years for fatal off-duty shooting

Jury being chosen for trial of man charged with killing 8

Teen pleads guilty to murder in Colorado school shooting

Coast Guard officer-terror suspect sentenced for guns, drugs

Jury foreman regrets convicting teen in girl’s 2002 death

Appeal of man who shot Army recruiters in Arkansas rejected

$1.7M lawsuit settlement in police shooting of ill black man

Man gets 20 years for selling guns to terrorist group

White supremacist appeals death penalty in church massacre

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